SMOOTH SELF-STANDING FREEHAND SMOKING PIPE
Holger Gunia was born in Bochum, Germany. He is now living in Herrne which is a small town next to Bochum. he is working as a Regional Manager for a bi international logistic company. At the age of 20, he smoked his first smoking pipe but after that it was a long break. Finally, his passion for tobacco and pipe brought him back to the world of smoking pipe. He starts smoking pipe again in 2011 and at that time was deeply impressed by some pipemakers such as Wallenstein and all of those who ate not bound to the all traditional way of carving and design. Then he was thinking if he can carve his own handmade pipes. In the beginning he did not take it serious, it was fun and he did not believe that carving smoking pipes will have such an huge effects and can be such an important part of his life. He is in love with cherrywood and different variation of poker style and in everything non-conformist.
Now after around four years experiences in carving smoking pipes, designing and finishing more than 100 pipes, he is still addicted to the pipemaking. "I`m happy that people like my work - Live for the applause and it makes me proud to see my "Babies" spreading around all over the world" the artisan said.